Comments on: Diamond Resorts Hard Sell http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/ Kimplicity, it's a way of life. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seonghuhn http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 seonghuhn Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:12:10 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1868 Tony, nowhere in the article did I complain about timeshares. None of the commenters complained either. Rather I and others were complaining about the hard sell tactics of Diamond Resorts. Diamond Resorts recognized this and Patrick Duffy, Chief Experience Officer, apologized for it and generously offered me compensation. Tony, nowhere in the article did I complain about timeshares. None of the commenters complained either. Rather I and others were complaining about the hard sell tactics of Diamond Resorts.

Diamond Resorts recognized this and Patrick Duffy, Chief Experience Officer, apologized for it and generously offered me compensation.

]]> By: Tony http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Tony Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:01:34 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1867 For those of you that have nothing but wrong things to say about Diamond or any other timeshare resort obviously don't see any value in what's presented to you. I am a happy Timeshare owner (not with Daimond - not to say Diamond is bad, just for clarification) and have been for quite sometime. What you all don't get is the simple fact that you pay a one time fee in your life for points that are reoccuring!! It's like recycable money that allows you the opportunity to stay virtually anywhere in the world at top notch resorts and not only your own timeshare properties but other major timeshare/resort companies too (Marriott, Starwood, etc...). Would you rather pay $5,000 per week to stay in a top notch resort VILLA (not a box with a bed) for a 1 time stay or $15,000 one time that will last you every year for the rest of your life. And those of you that are penny pinchers and cry and moan about your maintanence fees, get over it!! You pay maintanence for EVERYTHING!! The close you wear require maintanence! The car you bought for $20,000 that only last 10 years if you're lucky you also pay maintanence on!! When you stay at hotels you pay "hotel taxes" and "parking fees", what do you think that is?? Hmmm maybe for maintanence.. wow isn't that a shocker. You all obviously don't value spending money to invest in quality time with your family, wife and children that will last forever. So stop being so retentive with your money and look at the pros vs putting everything under a microscope. You obviously would much rather waste your money and get a receipt in return for your spending other than RE-USABLE money in the for of points. GET WITH THE PROGRAM and create a BETTER life for you and your family. If you don't like the interest rate go and find your own interest rate that is better Mr. big shot. Or maybe that's just your way of justifying a reason not to purchase at the time so you didn't feel like a chump in front of your family. We bought our timeshare with a 17.5% interest rate and within a month refinanced with our own bank at 6% and on top of that the company gave us an additional 10% off because we paid it off within 30 days of our initial purchase. The problem is you want a timeshare for free and that's not how it works. That's the problem with people these days. They look at reasons not to do something instead of seeing the benefit of what is right in front of them. How else are these people supposed to sell you?? It's not like you're ever going to say yes anyways. Don't blame them, they probably just really beleive in their product and you can't see that. What a shame. (( To all readers - excuse any typos I had no time to revise )) For those of you that have nothing but wrong things to say about Diamond or any other timeshare resort obviously don’t see any value in what’s presented to you. I am a happy Timeshare owner (not with Daimond – not to say Diamond is bad, just for clarification) and have been for quite sometime. What you all don’t get is the simple fact that you pay a one time fee in your life for points that are reoccuring!! It’s like recycable money that allows you the opportunity to stay virtually anywhere in the world at top notch resorts and not only your own timeshare properties but other major timeshare/resort companies too (Marriott, Starwood, etc…). Would you rather pay $5,000 per week to stay in a top notch resort VILLA (not a box with a bed) for a 1 time stay or $15,000 one time that will last you every year for the rest of your life. And those of you that are penny pinchers and cry and moan about your maintanence fees, get over it!! You pay maintanence for EVERYTHING!! The close you wear require maintanence! The car you bought for $20,000 that only last 10 years if you’re lucky you also pay maintanence on!! When you stay at hotels you pay “hotel taxes” and “parking fees”, what do you think that is?? Hmmm maybe for maintanence.. wow isn’t that a shocker. You all obviously don’t value spending money to invest in quality time with your family, wife and children that will last forever. So stop being so retentive with your money and look at the pros vs putting everything under a microscope. You obviously would much rather waste your money and get a receipt in return for your spending other than RE-USABLE money in the for of points. GET WITH THE PROGRAM and create a BETTER life for you and your family. If you don’t like the interest rate go and find your own interest rate that is better Mr. big shot. Or maybe that’s just your way of justifying a reason not to purchase at the time so you didn’t feel like a chump in front of your family. We bought our timeshare with a 17.5% interest rate and within a month refinanced with our own bank at 6% and on top of that the company gave us an additional 10% off because we paid it off within 30 days of our initial purchase. The problem is you want a timeshare for free and that’s not how it works. That’s the problem with people these days. They look at reasons not to do something instead of seeing the benefit of what is right in front of them. How else are these people supposed to sell you?? It’s not like you’re ever going to say yes anyways. Don’t blame them, they probably just really beleive in their product and you can’t see that. What a shame. (( To all readers – excuse any typos I had no time to revise ))

]]> By: Roger http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Roger Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:47:35 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1761 We experienced the same behavior. Diamond is a "gutter" company. We will never buy anything from them. We experienced the same behavior. Diamond is a “gutter” company. We will never buy anything from them.

]]> By: Chris http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Chris Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:15:43 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1719 Dear Seonghuhn, My girlfriend and I had almost the same experience when we went to a Diamond presentation on Maui. Luckily, we got the "gift" which we were promised (a free submarine tour of a coral reef). We also bought the 8 day/7 night deal, and intend to use in on Maui later this year, but only because we didn't see everything on the island, and we liked the swimming pool at the Diamond hotel :) BTW, the hard sell left a very sour feeling in our guts. Over the next day, we were able to list several distortion and outright lies said by the sales person. And when we declined, the attitude of "you're an idiot for turning this deal down" was the deciding factor. Diamond, if you really want people to buy into your company AND be happy, consider providing a quality product that sells itself--not one that you need to pressure people in buying on the spot. Sham on Diamond! Dear Seonghuhn,

My girlfriend and I had almost the same experience when we went to a Diamond presentation on Maui. Luckily, we got the “gift” which we were promised (a free submarine tour of a coral reef). We also bought the 8 day/7 night deal, and intend to use in on Maui later this year, but only because we didn’t see everything on the island, and we liked the swimming pool at the Diamond hotel :)

BTW, the hard sell left a very sour feeling in our guts. Over the next day, we were able to list several distortion and outright lies said by the sales person. And when we declined, the attitude of “you’re an idiot for turning this deal down” was the deciding factor.

Diamond, if you really want people to buy into your company AND be happy, consider providing a quality product that sells itself–not one that you need to pressure people in buying on the spot. Sham on Diamond!

]]> By: Patrick C Duffy http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Patrick C Duffy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:45:35 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1713 Dear Sir, Thank you for this information of your experience...We (DRI) are a company that not only reads, but listens to our owners, members and guests. On, and through the many platforms... Your experience is vital to our business and so very appreciated. When you have an opportunity, please email me your contact information. Patrick.duffy@diamondresorts.com Yours most cordially, Patrick Duffy Chief Experience Officer Dear Sir,
Thank you for this information of your experience…We (DRI) are a company that
not only reads, but listens to our owners, members and guests. On, and through
the many platforms…
Your experience is vital to our business and so very appreciated.
When you have an opportunity, please email me your contact information.

Patrick.duffy@diamondresorts.com

Yours most cordially,
Patrick Duffy
Chief Experience Officer

]]> By: seonghuhn http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 seonghuhn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:13:09 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1712 The kids really liked the resort's pool. Today will be our first full day, hope to find some nice sledding. The kids really liked the resort’s pool. Today will be our first full day, hope to find some nice sledding.

]]> By: eyeman http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 eyeman Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:10:57 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2010/01/07/diamond-resorts-hard-sell/#comment-1711 Sorry about that. Did you at least enjoy the rest of the time at Tahoe? Sorry about that. Did you at least enjoy the rest of the time at Tahoe?

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